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7bt RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 2, 1924 
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N. Y. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
The unsatisfactory condition of the 
New York potato market is reflected in 
nearly all the Eastern and many of the 
Western market® of the country. Trad¬ 
ing has been dull, the market generally 
weak and prices unsatisfactory. It is 
mid-season for the Eastern Shore of Vir¬ 
ginia, and they are shipping heavily, as 
are other sections of Virginia and the 
Eastern Shore of Maryland. The move¬ 
ment for the country as a whole has been 
800 to 1.000 carloads daily, and there 
seems to be little prospect of immediate 
relief. A daily movement of around 600 
carloads at this season of the year gen¬ 
erally keeps the market in a healthy con¬ 
dition, but a heavier movement of 200 or 
300 carloads or more has the tendency to 
drive prices downward to such levels that 
make it unprofitable for growers to ship. 
It is estimated that about 60 per cent of 
the Eastern Shore of Virginia potatoes 
have been marketed, and with the market 
price in New York at $1.75 to $2 a bar¬ 
rel, with plenty of potatoes ready for dig¬ 
ging, and Southern New Jersey growers 
ready to open up the Jersey season, the 
prospects do not look very encouraging. 
Virginia has already whipped over 11.000 
carloads, compared with a total shipment 
of 11.870 carloads for the 1923 season, 
indicating a much larger crop of potatoes 
in Virginia than last year. The peach 
market has also been in a bad way, due 
to very heavy receipts from Georgia, 
sometimes 160 carloads being received in 
New York in one day, and the daily aver¬ 
age for the week ending July 19 was 
about 120 carloads. While the demand 
has been good, it was only at low prices 
that it was possible to move anywhere 
near the volume poured into the market, 
and under such conditions ungraded and 
defective peaches are the last to sell. The 
watermelon market is demoralized. Sum¬ 
mer apples were in moderate demand for 
large stock, but small and poor apples 
were draggy. York State currants held 
about steady, but gooseberries were dull. 
A few strawberries were received from 
Oswego County, but only best stock was 
wanted. There was a limited demand for 
raspberries, and cherries held about 
steady. Celery declined under liberal re¬ 
ceipts and a limited demand. Onions 
were irregular, but best New Jersey yel¬ 
lows generally sold around $2 a bushel 
hamper. Over 100 carloads of lettuce 
were received from New York State dur¬ 
ing the week and prices were low, selling 
generally at 50 to 85c a box of two dozen 
heads, some of the best bringing a little 
more. Southern tomatoes have been more 
plentiful than nearby stock, which is just 
beginning to come in in volume, due to a 
very late season, and anything good sold 
well. Fancy string beans were rather 
scarce, following the glut of several days 
ago. but plenty of poor stock is in evi¬ 
dence. Cabbage is very dull. Cucumbers 
are of more importance than is generally 
realized by others than those in the pro¬ 
duce business. Receipts in New York 
for the 'week amounted to over 150 car¬ 
loads, mostly from Delaware, Maryland 
and Virginia, with North Carolina and 
New Jersey supplying 15 to 20 carloads 
each. Delaware - Maryland cucumbers 
brought $1.75 to $2.50 a bushel hamper. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Egg receipts during the week ending 
July 21 dropped off about 10.000 cases, 
and a firmer situation is noted in the 
market. There were also reports of a de¬ 
crease in collections in country districts, 
and this also had a tendency to stiffen 
prices. Prime to fancy qualities of near¬ 
by eggs advanced 2 to 4c a dozen during 
the week. Cold storage holdings were 
about 350.000 cases lighter in New York 
on July 21 this year, compared with a 
year ago, and the total holdings for the 
four principal markets of the country are 
shown by government reports to be about 
3.750.000 cases, .compared with about 4,- 
435.000 cases last year. The smaller 
holdings are undoubtedly due to a more 
cautious buying policy on the part of 
dealers, many of which sustained heavy 
losses last year. 
The live poultry situation has been 
very unsatisfactory. Freight receipts 
were heavy, and to* a large extent they 
control the prices on express shipments. 
The trade has been unable to handle the 
excessive supply of live poultry to ad¬ 
vantage. and although the demand was 
fairly good, prices eased off. Earlier in 
the week express live fowl dropped in 
price to conform with the freight market, 
but as the proportion of fowl in the re¬ 
ceipts decreased and broilers increased, 
the former advanced slightly and the lat¬ 
ter weakened. Fresh-killed fowl were 
slow and there was difficulty in sustain¬ 
ing prices. Rarreled-packed broilers, 
especially dry-packed, were in light re¬ 
ceipt, and offerings sold readily. 
HAY AND STRAW 
The hay market has been in an unset¬ 
tled condition. Very little No. 1 hay was 
offered, and such would undoubtedly sell 
well if available. The market in general 
has been weak under the heavy receipts, 
and the small bales of Canadian hay 
were draggy. Straw quiet. B. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg, 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c; 
round steak, lb., 22 to 25c; sirloin steak, 
lb., 25c; pork chops, lb., 30c; sausage, lb. r 
20c; ham, lb., 30c; veal cutlets, lb., 40c; 
veal chops, lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb., 45c; 
rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c; woodchuck, lb., 
30c; young pigs, each, $6. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 32c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 1% lbs., 40c. 
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
36c; fowls, heavy, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 48c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 35c; duck eggs, 45c ; 
milk, qt., 10c; skim-milk, qt., 5c; butter¬ 
milk, qt., 5c; butter, dairy, tub, lb., 46c; 
creamery, prints, lb., 46c ; cheese, cream, 
lb., 32c. 
Apples, No. 1, bu., $1.50; asparagus, 
% lb., 16c; Lima beans, qt., 12c; beans, 
dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 5c; cabbage, lb., 
6c; carrots, lb., 8c; bu., $1.25; celery, 
bunch, 10c; horseradish, bottle, 12c; 
kale, peck, 20c; lettuce, bunch, 5c; Bos¬ 
ton, head, 8c; onions, lb., 5c; bu., $2; 
green, bunch, 5c; string beans, qt., 15c; 
peas, 3 qts., 25c; strawberries, qt., 25c; 
cherries, qt., 10c; 3 qts., 25c; gooseber¬ 
ries, qt., 12c; currants, 2 qts, 25c; red 
raspberries, qt., 35c; black raspberries, 
qt., 30c; huckleberries, qt., 30c; peaches, 
qt., 10c; 3 qts., 25c; potatoes, old, bu., 
90c; pieplant, bunch, 5c; radishes, bunch, 
5c; spinach, peck, 20c; sauerkraut, qt., 
15c; turnips, lb., 4c; bu., 80c. 
Buckwheat flour, lb.. 5e; honey, card, 
22c; extracted, 18c; cider vinegar, gal., 
35c; popcorn, shelled. 3 lbs., 25c; maple 
syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb.. 11c; heavy, lb., 8 to 
9c ; veal. 3'b.. 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
27c; lamb, lb., 40 to 45c; beef, lb., 6 to 
10c. 
Live Poultry—Ducks, Spring, lb., 25 
to 30c; broilers, lb.. 25 to 30c; chickens, 
lb., 20 to 26c; geese, lb., 28 to 30c; 
guinea hens, each. 75c; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed Poultry-—Ducks, lb., 60c; 
broilers, lb., 55 to 65c; chickens, lb., 40 
to 45c; geese, lb., 35c. 
Butter, lb.. 40c; eggs, 35 to 38c; duck 
eggs, 40 to 45c; Italian cheese, lb., 15c. 
Cherries, crate, $2 to $2.75; gooseber¬ 
ries, qt., 10c; currants, qt., 10c; straw¬ 
berries, qt., 10 to 15c; crate. $5 to $6; 
red raspberries, qt., 40 to 50c; black¬ 
berries, crate, $8 to $S.50; qt., 30 to 
35c; beans, bu.. $2 to $2.50; beets, doz. 
bunches. 30 to 35c; cabbage, doz. heads, 
70c to $1; cauliflower, doz., $2 to $2.50; 
celery, doz. bunches, 75c to $1.25; cu¬ 
cumbers, doz., 75c; garlic, doz. bunches, 
50c; honey, qt., 65 to 75c; cap, 20c; 
Boston lettuce, doz., 25 to 30c; lettuce, 
leaf, head. 3 to 4c; onions, doz. bunches, 
35c; parsley, doz. bunches. 50c; peas, 
bu., $1 to $1.50; potatoes, old. bu., 65 to 
70c; new. bu.. $1.75; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 25c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 25c; 
spinach, bu., 50c; turnips, bu., 50c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20; straw, ton, $14 
to $17. Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu., 
64c; corn, bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Beef, carcass, lb., 15 y 2 to 17%c; fore¬ 
quarters, lb.. 14c; hindquarters, lb., 1 7% 
to 1814c; hogs, light, lb., 11 to 12c; 
heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring lambs, lb.. 30 
to 31c; yearling lambs, lb., 18 to 20c; 
mutton, lb., 10 to 11c; veal, lb., 16 to 
17c. 
Live Poultry—Broilers, White Leg¬ 
horns, lb.. 26 to 30c; colored, lb., 30 to 
35c; fowls, White Leghorns, lb., IS to 
20c; colored, 24 to 26c; stags, lb., 18c; 
old roosters, lb., 15c; pigeons, each. 15 to 
20c; ducks, lb., ISc; geese, lb., 16c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 30 to 35c; 
eggs, doz., 28 to 35c; honey, strained, 
clover, lb.. 22 to 23c; qt., 65 to 75c ; 5- 
1b. pail, $1.10; buckwheat, 5-lb. pail, 75c; 
clover, comb, case, fancy, $4.75 to $5; 
buckwheat, fancy, card, 24c; maple syrup, 
gal., $2.15 to $2.25. 
Apples. Baldwin, bu., $1.50; Ben 
Davis, $1.25; cherries, red, sour, lb., 4 
to 5c; white, sweet, lb., 6 to 7c; red, 
sweet, lb., 8 to 9c; black, sweet, 8 to 9c; 
currants, red, 8 to 10c; huckleberries, 
crate, $8.50 to $9; gooseberries, lb., 8 to 
10c; strawberries, crate. $5.50 to $6; as¬ 
paragus, doz. bunches, $1 to $1.25 ; beets, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; cabbage, doz. 
heads. 75 to 90c; carrots, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; celery, doz. bunches, 75c to $1; 
cucumbers, doz., $1.25 to $1.75; green 
peas. bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; horseradish, lb., 
8 to 10c ; kale. bu.. 40 to 45c ; lettuce, doz. 
heads, 20 to 25c; Boston, crate, 75c to 
$1; onions, Spanish, crate, $1.90 to $2.25 ; 
green, doz. bunches. 15 to 20c; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; potatoes, bu.. 70 
to 75c; radishes, doz. bunches, 10 to 12c; 
rhubarb, doz. bunches. 25 to 30c; ro- 
maine. doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; spinach, 
bu.. 35 to 40c; Summer squash, doz., 75c 
to $1; watermelons. Georgia, each. 25 to 
50c; wax beans, 14-qt. basket, 90c to $1; 
green beans. 14-qt. basket, $1 to $1.25. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, pea, 
$4 ; red kidney, $7; medium, $4 ; yellow 
eye. $4.50. 
Hides, steers. No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each, $2 
to $3; sheepskins, each, 50 to $2.50; 
calf, No. 1, 16 to 16%c; No. 2, 14 to 15c; 
lamb skins, 25 to 50c; shearlings, 10 to 
50c; wool, fleece, lb., 38c; unwashed me¬ 
dium. 38c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25 to $1.30; corn, 
shelled, $1.18 to $1.20; oats, 64c; rye, 85 
to 87c. 
Hay, No. 1, Timothy, ton, $23 to $25; 
mixed hay, ton, $20 to $23; oat straw, 
ton. $14 to $16; wheat straw, ton, $14 to 
$16; rye straw, ton, $20; new crop Tim¬ 
othy, No. 1, $18 to $22; mixed, $16 to 
$18; Alfalfa, $16. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The produce markets are not very 
strong. 
BUTTER-CHEESE-EGGS 
Butter, weak; creamery, 41 to 45c; 
dairy, 32 to 38c; crocks, 28 to 33c; com¬ 
mon, 18 to 20c. Cheese, steady, new flats, 
daisies, longhorns, 21 to 22c; limburger, 
32 to 34c; block Swiss, 34 to 36c. Eggs, 
firm; hennery, 31 to 34c; State and 
Western, candled, 26 to 31c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, easy; turkeys, 30 to 
36c ; fowls, 27 to 30c; roasters, 34 to 40c; 
capons, 45 to 50c; old roosters, IS to 20c; 
ducks, 26 to 28c; geese, 20 to 22c. Live 
poultry, slow; turkeys, 25 to 30c; fowls, 
18 to 22c ; broilers, 32 to 35c; old roost¬ 
ers, 15 to 16c; ducks, 22 to 27c; geese, 
18 to 20c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, plentiful; green, bu., $2 to 
$2.25; culls, 50c to $1. Potatoes, weak ; 
old, bu., 40 to 70c; Eastern Shore, $2.25 
to $2.75 ; sweets, hamper, $3.75 to $4. 
PEACHES—MELO N S 
Peaches, steady; Elberta. bu., $2.25 to 
$2.50; Hiley Belle, $1 to $1.25. Melons, 
steady; cantaloupes, Southern, crate, $2 
to $2.25; honeydews, box. $1.75 to $2; 
watermelons, each, 35 to 60c. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Cherries, steady ; sweet, 6-lb. basket. 80 
to 90c; sour, 35 to 40c. Plums, Cali¬ 
fornia, 20-lb. box. $1.15 to $1.75. Straw¬ 
berries, scarce; 32-qt. crate, $3 to $5; 
gooseberries, qt., 10 to 12c; huckleberries, 
12-qt. basket, $3 to $3.50; raspberries, 
red, qt., 30 to 40c; black, crate, $5.50 to 
$6.50; blackberries, qt., 27 to 30c; cur¬ 
rants, qt., 10 to 12c. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, quiet; white kidney, ewt., $10 
to $10.50; marrow, $9.50 to $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $7.50 to $8; medium, $6 to $6.50; 
pea, $5.50 to $6. Onions, quiet; new 
Kentucky, cwt., $3.50 to $3.75; Jersey, 
hamper. $2.25 to $2.50; Spanish, crate, 
$2 to $2.35. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; asparagus, doz. 
bunches, $1 to $1.35; beans, green and 
wax, bu., $3 to $3.50; beets, homegrown, 
doz. bunches, 30 to 40c; cabbage, bu., 50 
to 75c; cafrots, doz. bunches, 35 to 50c; 
cauliflower, bu., $2.25 to $2.50; celery, 
California, crate, $7 to $8; cucumbers, 
Delaware, hamper, $2.25 to $2.50; corn, 
doz. ears, $1.75 to $2; eggplant, hamper, 
$2.50 to $3; lettuce, box. 50 to 75c; Ice¬ 
berg. doz. heads, 75c to $1; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 45 to 50c; peas, bag, $1 to 
$1.25; peppers, hamper, $1.75 to $2; pie¬ 
plant. doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; radishes, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; spinach, bu., 50 
to 75c; tomatoes, repacked crate, $6 to 
$6.50; turnips, white, bu., $1 to $1.30; 
yellow, 50 to 65c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, dull; case, $2.50 to $5; light, 
comb, lb., 20 to 22c; dark, 17 to 18c. 
Maple products, quiet; sugar, lb., 18 to 
22c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.50. 
FEEDS 
Hay, quiet; Timothy, bulk, ton, $18 to 
$21; clover mixed, $17 to $20; rye straw, 
$12 to $14; oat and wheat straw, $10 to 
$12. Wheat bran, carlot. ton, $27.50; 
middlings. $29 ; Red-dog, $39.50; cotton 
seed meal. $47.25; oilmeal. $46.50; glu 
ten, $38.90; hominy, $43 ; oat feed, $14; 
rye middlings, out of market. j. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Yellow Transparent. No. 1. bu., $1.50 
to $2; No. 2. 75c to $1.25. 
BUTTER 
Extra creamery. 38% to 39c; firsts, 
36% to 38c; seconds, 35 to 36c. 
CHEESE 
Held extras. 25 to '26c; firsts. 23 to 
24c; fresh extras, 21 to 21 %c; firsts. 20 
to 20 %c. 
EGGS 
Hennery, brown extras, 46 to 47c; 
white and mixed extras, 39 to 43c; west¬ 
ern extra firsts, 29 to 30c; western sec¬ 
onds. 26 to 27c. 
VARIOUS FRUITS 
Cherries, qt.. 12 to 13c; strawberries, 
qt.. 15 to 20c; huckleberries, qt.. 30 to 
37c; muskmelons. bu. crate, $3.50 to $4; 
watermelons, each. 15 to 35c; peaches, 
6-basket carrier. $1 to $1.75. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hav—No. 1 Timothy. $32 to $38; No. 
2. $26 to $28; No. 3. $18 to $21; clover 
mixed. $22 to $26; swale. $17 to $20. 
Straw—Rye. $23 to $24; oat. $13 to $15; 
wheat. $12 to $13. 
POTATOES 
New, bbl., $2 to $2.75. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 22 to 24c; broilers. 32 to 34c, 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 28 to 30c; broilers. 38 to 40c; 
ducklings, 24 to 26c; old roosters, 18 to 
20 c. 
VEGETABLES 
beans, bu.. 75c to $1; cabbage, 
bbl., 75c to $1; lettuce, box. 20 to 40c; 
radishes, box, 75c to $1; spinach, box, 
50 to 75c. 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
July 24, 1924. 
MILK 
•'7, uly „A eague P rice for Class 1 liquid 
milk, $1.86 per 100 lbs. 3 per cent milk 
ia 201 2 i^' mile zone ’ Class 2A, $1.80; 
f 1 * 8 ? 2B, $1.85; Class 2C, $1.85; Class 
Non-pool and Sheffield prices: Class 1, 
$1.86; Class 2, $1.70; Class 3A, $1.55. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.39 @$0.40 
Good to choice.35 @ ,38 
Lower grades.33 @ .34% 
Backing stock.20 @ .29 
CHEESE 
Full cream fresh spec...$0.21 @$0.21% 
Average run.19 @ .1914 
Skim s .10 @ .13 
EGGS 
M Lite, choice to fancy.$0.45'@$0.46 
Medium to good . ,35@ .42 
Mixed colors, nearby best .. .43® .44 
Gathered, best.34® .35 
Common to good.24 @ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb.$0.20@$0.24 
® roilars .30® .35 
Roosters .13@ .14 
Ducks, Spring.23 Cd) .24 
geese .10® 12 
Rabl >its .20@ .21 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.39®$0.40 
Common to good.25® .35 
Broilers, best .42® .43 
Fair to good .35® .40 
Roosters . 16® .21 
Ducks . 22@ 23 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs. doz.. . 6.00® 8!0O 
9 t° 10 lbs.4.50® 6.00 
7 to 8 lbs. 3.75@ 4.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves best .$0.17@$0.18 
Good to prime.13® .16 
Culls .08® .10 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$12.00®$13.00 
Lower grades. 7.00® 9.00 
Sheep . 4.00® 6.00 
Lambs. 11.00® 13.00 
Hogs . '7.00® 8.00 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu.$0.50@$0.75 
Cabbage, bbl. l.OGf® 1.25 
Carrots, new, bu.50® 1.50 
Celery, doz. hearts.90® 1.25 
Cucumbers, bu.50® 2.00 
Eggplants, bu.2.00® 3.00 
Lettuce, bu.50@ 1.00 
Onions, bu. 1.25@ 2.00 
Parsley, bu.75@ 1.00 
Peas, bu. 1.75® 2.50 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 2.00® 2.50 
Peppers, bu.1.00® 3.25 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1.50® 2.00 
Soinach, bu.75@ 1.25 
Squash, bu.75® 1.25 
String beans, bu.50® 2.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate . 1.00® 4.00 
POTATOES 
Eastern Shore, bbl.$1.25@$2.25 
Norfolk. 1.25® 2.25 
North Carolina . 1.25® 2.00 
Long Island . 2.29® 2.75 
FRUIT 
Market overloaded with small and in¬ 
ferior watermelons; nearly 500 cars be¬ 
ing on hand in the yards in a single day. 
Prices irregular. Peaches in lighter sup¬ 
ply. New apples improving in qualitv. 
Apples, New, bu.$0.50@ $3.00 
Peaches. 6-till carrier.75® 2.00 
Bu. basket.75® 1.50 
Blackberries, qt.10® .22 
Raspberries, pt.06® .16 
Black caps, pt.06@ .14 
Goosberries, qt.04® .15 
Huckleberries, qt.15® .30 
Cherries, qt.08 @ .20 
Muskmelons, bu.2.75•® 3.75 
Watermelons, car .75.00@200.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1, Timothy . . .$30.00®$31.00 
No. 2 . 27.00®) 28.00 
No. 3 . 24.00® 26 00 
Straw—Rye . IS.00® 19.00 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A. bottled, qt.$0.16 
Grade R, bottled, qt.13 
Grade B. bottled, pt.09 
Grade B, loose, qt..10 
Certified, qt.28 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
Cream, heavy, % pt..28 
Butter, best .$0.49@ .50 
Cheese.34® .38 
Eggs. best, doz.50® .55 
Gathered .35® .45 
Fowls .40® .45 
Chickens, lb.50® .55 
Turkeys, lb.45® .50 
